A Mossy Tale

Moss and lichen covering an old stone wall.
There are many very old stone walls in Largo and Lundin Links which form a habitat for mosses and lichen.

Cushions of moss on the top of a wall. I think this is the wall screw-moss, Tortula muralis. The grass like shoots are the developing spore capsules.

Two different types of moss growing in close proximity. Not sure of the identification of these, the top onne might be one of the feather mosses. In the bottom right corner, can also see some of the small plant biting stonecrop - Sedum acre - another plant commonly found growing on old stone walls.

 

I think this moss is the matted thread moss - Bryum capillare - with its bright green spore capsules. Among the new, bright green, capsules there are still a few empty brown ones from the previous years growth.